offenses

Noun

offense (countable and uncountable, plural offenses)

1. (US) A crime or sin.
   • The slave fully appreciates the saying, "where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise." When old master's gestures were violent, ending with a threatening shake of the head, and a sharp snap of his middle finger and thumb, I deemed it wise to keep at a respectable distance from him; for, at such...1855, Frederick Douglass, chapter 3, in My Bondage and My Freedom. […], New York; Auburn, N.Y.: Miller, Orton & Mulligan […], →OCLC

   Synonyms:

   misdoing, transgression, wrongdoing, crime, delict, delinquency, error, malfeasance, misdeed, misdemeanor

   Antonyms:

   defence, defense

2. (US) An affront, injury, or insult.
   • Thus I have ventur'd to give my Opinion on this Subject againſt the Authority of tvvo great men, but I hope vvithout offence to either of their Memories, for I both lov'd them living, and reverence them now they are dead.1680, John Dryden, “The Preface to Ovid’s Epistles”, in Ovid, Ovid’s Epistles, […], London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC

   Synonyms:

   dis, put-down, slight

   Antonyms:

   defence, defense

3. (US) The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.

   Synonyms:

   miff, offendedness, pique, umbrage

4. (US, team sports) A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; contrasted with defense.
5. (US, team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defense.